Mine Hill midfielder heading to U.S. Soccer residency

6:24 PM,
Sep. 1, 2013

Cristian Martinez of Mill Hill was selected to join the U.S. Soccer under-17 residency program.

Written by

Even when Cristian Martinez was just kicking a soccer ball around with his older brother James and their dad Moses at their Mine Hill home, he already had big dreams.

Martinez wants to play professional soccer -or if that doesn't work out, use the game to get him into a top-tier college.

Martinez is certainly on his way now. He moved to Bradenton, Fla. on Saturday to join U.S. Soccer's under-17 residency program. Tommy McCabe, a rare freshman on Delbarton's varsity soccer team last fall, was also invited to the unique program at IMG Academy. ...